Sarkis Sarkisian, Factory Worker, 1932, oil on canvas

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Past Exhibitions

2009


*Visual Dialogues* January 29 – April 12, 2009	*New Narratives: Paintings by Ohio Artists* May 7 – July 12, 2009	*HERE and Beyond: Ohio Art League's 100th Anniversary Exhibition* July 30 – October 25, 2009

2008


*Connections II: Ohio Artists Abroad* January 24 – April 6, 2008	*Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio Curator* May 8 – July 6, 2008	*Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930* July 31 – October 18, 2008	*The Ohio Watercolor Society: 31st Annual Juried Exhibition* November 6, 2008 – January 11, 2009

2007


Far, Near, Here: Selections from the Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art January 25 – April 15, 2006	Give and Take: Education and the Quiltmaker May 3 - July 8, 2007	*Celebration of Creativity: OAC Fellowships 1980-2005* July 26 – October 7, 2007	New Horizons: Rewards of Time and Place November 8, 2007 – January 6, 2008

2006

image of sculpture "Laundry Monkeys" by Janis Mars Wunderlich

Quilt National '05
January 26 – April 16, 2006

Also on view Dreams and Hopes

Altered States
May 11 – July 9, 2006

Growing Pains
July 27 – October 15, 2006

In the Riffe Center Lobby, Growing Season: the Life of a Migrant Community, September 19 - October 25, 2006

Fashion on the Ohio Frontier: 1790-1840
November 9, 2006 – January 13, 2007

2005


*Breaking With Tradition: Ohio Women Painters, 1870 - 1950* November 3, 2005 - January 8, 2006	*Made In Ohio/Diverse Sources* July 28 - October 16, 2005	*Land of Latitudes: Contemporary Art From Chile* May 12 - July 10, 2005	*Design For The American Stage: Treasures From The Ohio State University's Lawrence And Lee Theatre Research Institute* February 10 - April 17, 2005

2004


*Educators/Educated: Jewelry & Metals in Ohio* November 18, 2004 - January 23, 2005	*Cuba Oriente: Contemporary Painting From Eastern Cuba* September 22 - October 31, 2004	*The Quilted Surface II: International Contemporary Art Quilts by Quilt Surface Design Symposium Participant*s May 6 - July 18, 2004	*A Carnival of Animals: Beasts Birds and Bugs in Original Illustrations from Children's Books* January 29 - April 18, 2004

2003


*The Method & the Matrix: Contemporary Printmaking in Ohio* November 6, 2003 - January 4, 2004	*Imagining Flight: Explorations By Dayton Artists* July 24 - October 19, 2003	*The View From Here: Recent Pictures From Central Europe and the American Midwest* May 22 - July 6, 2003	*The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage* March 3 - May 4, 2003

2002

Quilt National '01
November 7, 2002 - February 9, 2003 The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America
August 8 - October 19, 2002 Connections: Ohio Artists Abroad
April 25 - July 7, 2002 Shared Inspiration: Work by Artists in Education
January 24 - April 17, 2002

2001

Coming of Age: Ohio Arts Council Fellowship Recipients
October 25 - January 6, 2002 Paper Routes 2000
August 9 - October 7, 2001 Made by Loving Hands: Amish Children's Clothing, Toys and Quilts
April 26 - July 8, 2001 Aspirations: Toward a Future in the Middle East
January 25 - April 8, 2001

2000

Quilt National '99
November 2, 2000 - January 7, 2001 Czech Scenic and Costume Design 1920 - 1999
July 27 - October 15, 2000 Reality and Interpretation: 20th Century Clothing and Illustration
April 26 - July 9, 2000 William Hawkins: Drawings in Context
January 27 - April 1, 2000

1999

Transcending Traditions: Ohio Artists in Clay & Fiber
November 4, 1999 - January 8, 2000 Common Ground: Contemporary Landscapes from Israel and Ohio
July 29 - October 16, 1999 Brush With Light: Watercolor Painters of Northeast Ohio
April 23 - July 10, 1999 Quilt National '97
January 21 - April 3, 1999

1998

Change of Place: Ohio Arts Council Artist Residencies
January 29 - April 1, 1998 Masterworks by 20th Century African American Artists
April 6 - June 13, 1998 Back to Reality, More and Less: Contemporary Ohio Landscape
July 30 - October 17, 1998 Ohio Perspectives: Reflections in Glass
November 5 1998 - January 9, 1999

1997

Mexico Now: Point of Departure
January 25, - April 5, 1997 Patterns of Meaning: Croation Folk Life Tradition
April 24 - July 12, 1997 Yet We Still Rise: African American Art in Cleveland and Columbus 1920 - 1970
July 31 - October 18, 1997 Once Upon A Page: Children's Book Illustrations from the Mazza Collection
November 8, 1997 - January 10, 1998

1996

In Their Own Time: The Art of Carl McKenzie and Adam Brandau
February 1, - April 20, 1996 The Spirit of Cleveland: Visual Arts Recipients of the Cleveland Arts Prize 1961 - 1995
May 9 - July 27, 1996 Age of Optimism: Ohio Builds a Statehouse
August 15 - October 26, 1996 Quilt National '95
November 7 1996 - January 4, 1997

1995

Leadership Arts of West Africa
January 26 - March 25, 1995 Midwest Realities: Regional Painting 1920 - 1950
April 13 - June 17, 1995 In Person: Friends & Others
June 29 - August 26, 1995 Grace & Gravity: Work by 11 Japanese Artists
September 14, 1995 - January 6, 1996

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